Thomas Archer

Thomas Archer was the father of John Archer. He had been held in the jail at Shoals, Indiana, for several weeks. Early on March 10, 1886, about 100 men took him and two other men from that jail and hanged them from maple trees in the courthouse yard. Thomas was one of three men killed that night.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob of about 100 men took Thomas Archer from the Shoals, Indiana jail in the early hours of March 10, 1886 and hanged him from a maple tree in the courthouse yard.

Reported by: newspaper dispatch of the period.

News reports (2)

• Alexandria Gazette, March 10, 1886, page 2 Alexandria Gazette, March 10, 1886
• The Examiner, March 13, 1886, page 4 The Examiner, March 13, 1886